fuel
[ˈfjuwəɫ]noun, verb2 syllables
Fuel means: provide with fuel.
Synonyms for fuel1
verb, as in provide with fuel
What does fuel mean?5
verb
1
provide with fuel“Oil fires the furnace”
2
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy“fuel aircraft, ships, and cars”
3
take in fuel, as of a ship“The tanker fueled in Bahrain”
4
stimulate“fuel the debate on creationism”
noun
1
a substance that can be consumed to produce energy“more fuel is needed during the winter months”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with fuel?5
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Fuel in a sentence
- The whole bike had been painted, from the handlebars to the fuel tank.LK
- Fuel oil, gasoline and kerosene are extracted from petroleum.AlanF_US
- Like coal, peat can also be burnt as fuel.frzzl
- Like coal, peat can also be burned as fuel.CK
- Without fuel, ambulances in the besieged territory can't operate effectively.Amastan
- Without fuel, backup power generators won't run, risking critical outages.Amastan
- Without fuel, ambulances can't transport patients to the hospitals.Amastan
- Without fuel, heating and cooling systems in hospitals are compromised.Amastan
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Forms of fuel
as a noun
- plural
- fuels
as a verb
- past tense
- fueled
- past participle
- fueled
- present participle
- fueling
- third-person singular
- fuels